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	Soupy End to Indian Sharks India lands an estimated 70,000 tonnes of sharks annually, and they eat none of it. DIVYA KARNAD
	Apocalypse, Not! Life on Earth might end in 200 years, but it won’t be because of the Apocalypse, says China’s most high-profile “popular science” writer Fang Zhouzi. The asia! team
	Alternative Healing in China Qigong, drinking urine, eating ants… Some Chinese would resort to just about anything for good health. CHINA UNDERGROUND
	When the Epidural Fails You're on your own babe. CLAUDINE WANG
	Art and Science Fuse In Singapore The left-brain / right-brain concept has made way for the ArtScience fusion celebrated in the latest private museum in Singapore. VIVIENNE KHOO
	The Non-Believing Astrologer It’s as if Dixit Bhatta tumbled out of his mother’s belly with a birth chart in his hands, but this astrologer by birth doesn’t believe in astrology. AYUSHMA REGMI and ELIPHA PRADHANANGA
	Winged Rajahs, Colonels and Dukes Why do Asian butterflies have names such as Sergeant, Red Admiral and Viscount? Because British military men came, collected and christened them. KHEW SIN KHOON

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Carry On

Nepal's ever expanding city of Kathmandu is literally being built on the backs of Nepal's porters. Photojournalist Pushpa Adhikari tells the story of these whethered men. MORE>>
See You Tomorrow

In November 2012, a team of six eye surgeons from Nepal and Indonesia visited the cities of Padangsidempuan and Medan in Indonesia's North Sumatra, with the mission to help the blind see again. MORE>>
Write on the Wall

Street art on the walls of Kathmandu, wash the city's walls with colour and inspiration. MORE>>
No Ordinary Security Guard

Ram Bahadur has to work for each and everything. Most times, he stands at the gate, sometimes he has to fetch water, othertimes he has to go to the market to buy vegetables and fruits. He is no ordinary security guard. MORE>>
Government School

School is a place for learning about the ABCs and life. It is not merely an educational institution, it has become an essential part of childhood - a place we associate with early memories. These are memories from a student in one of Nepal's government schools. MORE>>
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